Boris ‘best Ambassador’ for London
Who is the diplomats’ choice for London Mayor? Johnson 33% Livingstone 33% Paddick 19% Benita 10% Jones 5% London’s diplomats voted Boris Johnson as the…
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Hollywood legends party at Winfield House
Ambassador and Mrs Susman with Robert Redford PHOTO: JP EVANS/US EMBASSY US Ambassador and Mrs Susman mingled with greats of the silver screen as they…
UK to open Burma interest office
The Foreign Office will establish a “British interests office” in Burma’s new capital Naypyidaw, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a written statement to MPs….
Austerity bites at FCO
The Foreign Office is underfunded and further cuts could damage its ability to operate successfully, the Foreign Affairs Committee has warned in a recent report….
FCO boosts spending on human rights
William Hague launches the FCO 2011 Human Rights report The FCO has pledged to spend an additional £1.5m to promote freedom of expression online, Foreign…
FCO gets lost in translation
Only one in 40 British diplomats is fluent in the language of their host country, according figures recently revealed to Parliament. Of Britain’s 1,900 diplomats,…
Release of colonial files sparks interest
The release of the first batch of secret archives from Britain’s colonial rule – once thought lost – has been greeted with interest by the…
All the world’s stage
International productions of Shakespeare’s plays are taking to the stage across the UK. Elizabeth Stewart investigates how British cultural attachés have helped struggling theatre groups…
A special relationship
Ambassador de Vallera with a vibrant watercolour by pre-eminent Anglo-Portuguese artist and friend Dame Paula Rego Touring the treasure trove of art at the Portuguese…
Consuls urged to join fight against human trafficking
A British MEP has appealed to consuls in the UK for help in rooting out human trafficking at a recent Consular Corps lunch. Mrs Marina…